''Primal Force'' was a
comic book
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series published by
DC Comics
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from October
1994
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to December
1995
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...
and ran for 15 issues.
The series starred the Leymen, a magic-themed
superhero team in the
DC Universe
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. The series premiered with ''Primal Force'' #0 (October 1994; the "zero" issue number is a result of the ''
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!''
crossover
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Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
event during which the series debuted) and ended with issue #14 (December 1995).
Members
*
Doctor Mist
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Hailing from the mythical realm of Kor, Nommo was a po ...
– the team leader; a.k.a. Maltis or Nommo
* The
Claw
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II – Young John Chan was the second man to bear the name the Claw.
* The Golem
*
Jack O'Lantern
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III
* Meridian
* The
Red Tornado
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* The
Black Condor
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II – joined in ''Primal Force'' #7
*
Will Power
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– joined in ''Primal Force'' #7
* Noir – joined (and died) in ''Primal Force'' #12
References
External links
Fanzing Secret Files: Primal Force
1994 comics debuts
DC Comics superhero teams
DC Comics titles
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